in2csv:tldr:a04a5

in2csv: Pipe a JSON file to in2csv.

$ cat ${data-json} | in2csv -f json > ${data-csv}

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This command is a line of code that performs a data conversion operation from a JSON file to a CSV file format.

Let's break it down:

cat: This command is used in Unix-like operating systems to concatenate and display the contents of a file. Here, it is used to read the JSON file and pass its content to the next command.
${data-json}: This is a placeholder for the input JSON file. It is likely that this part of the command will be replaced with the actual filename or path to the JSON file.
|: This symbol represents a pipe, which is used to chain multiple commands together. It connects the output of the cat command to the input of the next command in2csv.
in2csv: This is a command-line tool that converts various input formats to CSV (comma-separated values) format. It is part of the csvkit library in Python.
-f json: This flag specifies the input format of the file to be converted, in this case, JSON. It tells in2csv that the input file is in JSON format.
>: This symbol is used to redirect the output of the preceding command to a file instead of displaying it on the console.
${data-csv}: Similar to ${data-json}, this is a placeholder for the desired output CSV file. It will be replaced with the actual filename or path for the resulting CSV file.

In summary, this command takes the contents of the JSON file specified by ${data-json}, uses in2csv to convert it into CSV format, and saves the resulting CSV data into the file specified by ${data-csv}.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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